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      <DT><A href="#array_source">Class template <CODE>basic_array_source</CODE></A></DT>
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<A NAME="overview"></A>
<H2>Overview</H2>

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    The class templates <CODE>basic_array_source</CODE>, <CODE>basic_array_sink</CODE> and <CODE>basic_array</CODE> provide access to a sequence of characters in memory. The array Devices do not manage the lifetimes of the underlying character sequences.
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<H2>Implementation</H2>

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    The array Devices are implemented as <A HREF="../concepts/direct.html">Direct</A> Devices in order to provide efficient unbuffered access to the underlying character sequences.
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<A NAME="array_source"></A>
<H3>Class template <CODE>basic_array_source</CODE></H3>

<H4>Description</H4>

<P>Model of <A HREF="../concepts/source.html">Source</A> providing read-only access to a sequence of characters in memory.</P>

<H4>Synopsis</H4>

<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> boost { <SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> iostreams {

<SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#array_source_params">Ch</A>&gt;
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">class</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#array_source_params">basic_array_source</A> { 
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">public</SPAN>:
    <SPAN CLASS="keyword">typedef</SPAN> Ch          char_type;
    <SPAN CLASS="keyword">typedef</SPAN> source_tag  category;

    <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> N&gt; <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#array_source_constructors">basic_array_source</A>(char_type (&amp;)[N]);
    <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#array_source_constructors">basic_array_source</A>(<SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> char_type* begin, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> char_type* end);
    <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#array_source_constructors">basic_array_source</A>(<SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> char_type* begin, std::size_t length);
    <SPAN CLASS="omitted">...</SPAN>
};

<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typedef</SPAN> basic_array_source&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">char</SPAN>&gt;     <SPAN CLASS='defined'>array_source</SPAN>;
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typedef</SPAN> basic_array_source&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">wchar_t</SPAN>&gt;  <SPAN CLASS='defined'>warray_source</SPAN>;

} } <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// End namespace boost::io</SPAN></PRE>

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<H4>Template parameters</H4>

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    <TD><I>Ch</I></TD><TD VALIGN="top">-</TD>
    <TD>The character type.</TD>
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<A NAME="array_source_constructors"></A>
<H4><CODE>basic_array_source::basic_array_source</CODE></H4>

<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> N&gt; basic_array_source(char_type (&amp;)[N]);
basic_array_source(<SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> char_type* begin, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> char_type* end);
basic_array_source(<SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> char_type* begin, std::size_t length);</PRE>
    
<P>Constructs a <CODE>basic_array_source</CODE> to read from the indicated character sequence.</P>

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<H3>Class template <CODE>basic_array_sink</CODE></H3>

<H4>Description</H4>

<P>Model of <A HREF="../concepts/sink.html">Sink</A> providing write-only access to a sequence of characters in memory.

<H4>Synopsis</H4>

<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> boost { <SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> iostreams {

<SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#array_sink_params">Ch</A>&gt;
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">class</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#array_sink_params">basic_array_sink</A> { 
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">public</SPAN>:
    <SPAN CLASS="keyword">typedef</SPAN> Ch        char_type;
    <SPAN CLASS="keyword">typedef</SPAN> sink_tag  category;

    <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> N&gt; <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#array_sink_constructors">basic_array_sink</A>(char_type (&amp;)[N]);
    <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#array_sink_constructors">basic_array_sink</A>(char_type* begin, char_type* end);
    <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#array_sink_constructors">basic_array_sink</A>(char_type* begin, std::size_t length);

    <SPAN CLASS="comment">// Additional nember functions</SPAN>
};

<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typedef</SPAN> basic_array_sink&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">char</SPAN>&gt;     <SPAN CLASS='defined'>array_sink</SPAN>;
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typedef</SPAN> basic_array_sink&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">wchar_t</SPAN>&gt;  <SPAN CLASS='defined'>warray_sink</SPAN>;

} } <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// End namespace boost::io</SPAN></PRE>

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<H4>Template parameters</H4>

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    <TD><I>Ch</I></TD><TD VALIGN="top">-</TD>
    <TD>The character type.</TD>
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<A NAME="array_sink_constructors"></A>
<H4><CODE>basic_array_sink::basic_array_sink</CODE></H4>

<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> N&gt; basic_array_sink(char_type (&amp;)[N]);
basic_array_sink(char_type* begin, char_type* end);
basic_array_sink(char_type* begin, std::size_t length);</PRE>
    
<P>Constructs an <CODE>basic_array_sink</CODE> to write to the indicated character sequence.</P>

<A NAME="array"></A>
<H3>Class template <CODE>basic_array</CODE></H3>

<H4>Description</H4>

<P>Model of <A HREF="../concepts/seekable_device.html">SeekableDevice</A> providing read-write access to a sequence of characters in memory.

<H4>Synopsis</H4>

<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> boost { <SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> iostreams {

<SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#array_params">Ch</A>&gt;
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">class</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#array_params">basic_array</A> {
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">public</SPAN>:    
    <SPAN CLASS="keyword">typedef</SPAN> Ch                   char_type;
    <SPAN CLASS="keyword">typedef</SPAN> seekable_device_tag  category;

    <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> N&gt; <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#array_constructor">basic_array</A>(char_type (&amp;)[N]);
    <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#array_constructor">basic_array</A>(char_type* begin, char_type* end);
    <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#array_constructor">basic_array</A>(char_type* begin, std::size_t length);

    <SPAN CLASS="comment">// Additional nember functions</SPAN>
};

<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typedef</SPAN> basic_array&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">char</SPAN>&gt;     <SPAN CLASS='defined'>array</SPAN>;
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typedef</SPAN> basic_array&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">wchar_t</SPAN>&gt;  <SPAN CLASS='defined'>warray</SPAN>;

} } <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// End namespace boost::io</SPAN></PRE>

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<H4>Template parameters</H4>

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    <TD><I>Ch</I></TD><TD VALIGN="top">-</TD>
    <TD>The character type.</TD>
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<A NAME="array_constructor"></A>
<H4><CODE>array::array</CODE></H4>

<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> N&gt; basic_array(char_type (&amp;)[N]);
basic_array(char_type* begin, char_type* end);
basic_array(char_type* begin, std::size_t length);</PRE>

<P>Constructs a <CODE>basic_array</CODE> to access the indicated character sequence.</P>

<A NAME="acknowledgments"></A>
<H2>Acknowledgments</H2>

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The concept of Devices which provide unbuffered access to character sequences was suggested by <A HREF="http://www.boost.org/people/daryle_walker.html">Daryle Walker's</A> <A HREF="http://boost-sandbox.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/boost-sandbox/boost-sandbox/libs/io/doc/array_stream.html"><CODE>array_stream</CODE></A> template.
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